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Study and Research at Kim-Go Laboratory
Our laboratory studies functional metallic materials through experiments and data analysis. Graduates pursue careers in academia, research institutions, and industry.
Graduate study and fellowships
Master’s students
Master’s study in materials science through the MEXT Scholarship (Embassy Recommendation).
University application procedure →Ph.D. students
The MEXT Scholarship (Embassy Recommendation) is also a route to doctoral research in the laboratory.
University application procedure →Postdoctoral researchers
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships provide a funding route for postdoctoral research.
JSPS fellowship details →Funding is subject to each program’s current eligibility requirements and selection process. See the official links for details.
Career paths after graduation
Our graduates build careers at leading companies, research institutes, and universities in Japan and abroad.
Companies
Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Mazda Motor Corporation, Nippon Steel Corporation (formerly Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation), JFE Steel Corporation, Kobe Steel, Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., JX Advanced Metals Corporation, Osaka Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd., Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corporation, Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Asahi Kasei Corporation, NGK Insulators, Ltd., Noritake Co., Limited, Panasonic Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., Toshiba Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, Kyocera Corporation, Terumo Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., ExxonMobil Corporation, Bridgestone Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd., The Japan Research Institute, Limited, and others
Research Institutes & Universities
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Iwate University, Oita University, Aichi University of Education, The University of Kitakyushu, Ruhr University Bochum (Germany), The University of Jordan, and others
Contact
If you are interested in graduate study or postdoctoral research in our laboratory, please contact Prof. Kim.
heeykim@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp →